The heated term seems to be at an end.
During several days the weather has been unusually hot for this altitude.
Occasional showers have relieved the situation.

The interest in General Grant’s death
has been very great. I spoke twice the evening of his death. Once at the Eugene
Rawson Post and once at the Manville Moore Post, G.A.R. In both cases I urged
in reference to a monument or memorial structure:

1. Prompt action while the feeling on the
subject is universal and warm.

2. That the memorial be placed in New
York, where Gen- [eral] Grant has resided and where more soldiers and citizens
will see and enjoy it than would be the case [if it were placed] in any other
locality.

3. That it be built by a union effort of
all soldiers’ societies and all citizens in every part of the country.

4. That the G.A.R., with its posts in
the entire States ready organized for the work, should lead off by appointing
committees in each G.A.R. post who will undertake to raise a sum equal to at
least one dollar for every member of their post. This to be done by an appeal
to all soldiers and to all citizens. The sum raised to be as large as
practicable in each instance, with no limitation as to the amount of individual
subscriptions nor as to the aggregate amount to be raised.

I am to speak this evening at a memorial
meeting in the M[ethodist] E[piscopal] church. Let the memorial be worthy of
the Republic, worthy of General Grant, and worthy of the righteous cause of
which he was the most illustrious soldier. He was simple, sincere, heroic,
generous, magnanimous, of sound judgment, self-poised, and with a tenacity of
purpose rarely equaled.